If the $35 Billion Expansion of SCHIP is About Moving to Government-Run Health Care Why Does the Insurance Industry Support It?
Both the House and Senate have now passed the $35 billion expansion of SCHIP. The House by 265-159 and the Senate by a vote of 67-29. The Senate bill got exactly the two-thirds it needs to override the expected Bush veto and the House fell 25 votes short of the 290 it will need.Opponents of the bipartisan compromise to renew and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program primarily
Related Articles
- Bush Ups the Budget Pressure--Shows No Sign of Compromising on SCHIP
- House SCHIP Vote Fails to Attract Veto-Proof Majority
- Democrats Pushing to Vote on New SCHIP Bill This Week--Bush Starting to Give
- Bush Administration Now Willing to Increase SCHIP Spending by $19 Billion Only Weeks After Vetoing a Bipartisan Compromise
- The Budget Outcome--Everything Was Decided and Nothing Was Decided
- One Heck Of A Budget Mess and Lots of Ugly Consequences--But Watch The Pork
Post a Comment